My first ever solo exhibition opens this Saturday night (3rd May). It's taking place at The Yoga Social (http://www.theyogasocial.com/). It will contain a selection of my paintings and works on paper. Details below...
https://www.facebook.com/events/1531379310421697/
Hope to see some of you there.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Samuel Beckett strikes
As part of a large studio project in the second half of 2013, I created a body of work which investigated the play Waiting for Godot, written by Samuel Beckett. Consisting of representational work ranging from text-based (again), video and traditional oil painting, I responded to the many different interpretations of the play that have been put forth since it's 1953 inception.
Below is an example of the direction I took with the text-based component of the project. By directly quoting text from the play, I attempted to create an initial sense of understanding the content and subject matter. As the viewer reads from left to right, top to bottom, this understanding becomes replaced by a sense of confusion as the visual imagery of the text breaks down and starts to become abstracted.
Below is an example of the direction I took with the text-based component of the project. By directly quoting text from the play, I attempted to create an initial sense of understanding the content and subject matter. As the viewer reads from left to right, top to bottom, this understanding becomes replaced by a sense of confusion as the visual imagery of the text breaks down and starts to become abstracted.
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| I am Happy, Oil paint and synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, 30cm H x 20cm W |
Some Pop/Comic art
As a respite from the more sombre work being created in pursuit of my degree, I responded to an invitation to submit work for a show with the guys at Artboy Gallery (http://www.artboygallery.com/ArtBoy_Gallery/Home.html)
They were having a 'Greatest Hits' exhibition. Basically any character from any comic, film, graphic novel, book, cartoon etc could be submitted in just about any medium. I opted to go with a tightly cropped image of Red Sonja (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sonja), going against the usual portrayal of the character as a busty, sword wielding, femme fatale. I enjoyed using the close cropping, and once again, the use of text in my work. There's a really dynamic intensity in the way comic book 'cells' are created. They manage to convey the movement and intensity of a fleeting moment. Maybe the Futurists could have learnt a thing or two?
They were having a 'Greatest Hits' exhibition. Basically any character from any comic, film, graphic novel, book, cartoon etc could be submitted in just about any medium. I opted to go with a tightly cropped image of Red Sonja (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sonja), going against the usual portrayal of the character as a busty, sword wielding, femme fatale. I enjoyed using the close cropping, and once again, the use of text in my work. There's a really dynamic intensity in the way comic book 'cells' are created. They manage to convey the movement and intensity of a fleeting moment. Maybe the Futurists could have learnt a thing or two?
Red Sonja Attacks, synthetic polymer paint and oil paint on cotton duck, 90cm H x 60cm W
Work from 2012
Finally another belated update. The following two images are related to the previous installation work. They are both the result of investigations into communications and semiotics.
A study in Communications, digital print, dimensions variable, 2012
A for Alpha, B for Bravo, C for Charlie, D for Delta, E for Echo, F for Foxtrot, six panels, oil on composite board, each board 30cm x 30cm, 2012
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Some work from last year
Hi all, apologies for the tardiness. Life has been pretty busy.
This is an installation I completed in 2012. It was the final result from a long period of time spent examining ideas of communication in the digital age.
Untitled (Communication series 2012), 2012, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Canvas, Tin Cans, Twine, Paper, dimensions variable.
It contains a number of small paintings on wood panel and canvas, as well as sculptural elements.
Hopefully I will soon be able to show you some more of my work from the last few years.
Thanks, Eugene
This is an installation I completed in 2012. It was the final result from a long period of time spent examining ideas of communication in the digital age.
Untitled (Communication series 2012), 2012, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Canvas, Tin Cans, Twine, Paper, dimensions variable.
It contains a number of small paintings on wood panel and canvas, as well as sculptural elements.
Hopefully I will soon be able to show you some more of my work from the last few years.
Thanks, Eugene
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Radar Green
Another work from a series investigating the correlations between buildings and communication in the modern world.
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